MB UNIUD

Exercises

Just considering the title the reader may understand the setting of the poem; the time is given by a date (September 3, 1892) and the place is London, as a matter of fact you can find Westminster Bridge in London.

Reading the poem you can find other information about the setting:

We are in the morning in a specific place: London.

The poet uses some adjectives to describe his view of London:

The poet creates a positive description of the city; he makes the reader relax.

The speaking voice underlines the beauty of the morning sun and the proximity of the countryside.

The speaking voice seems to become part of nature while he is walking in it.

The speaking voice makes a list of nouns to underline his point of view:

At the beginning the poet uses a tone of critic.

The city is beautiful and the speaking voice describes London nice aspects and the tone changes because he expresses his emotions: he talks about a thing he loves